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Many universities, such as Monash University,<ref>Monash University: http://www.monash.edu.au/international/dvc/virtualworlds/monashsecondlife.html</ref> and language institutes, such as [[British Council|The British Council]], [[Confucius Institute]], [[Instituto Cervantes]] and the Goethe-Institut,<ref>Goethe-Institut: http://www.goethe.de/frm/sec/enindex.htm</ref> have islands in Second Life specifically for language learning. Many professional and research organisations support virtual world language learning through their activities in Second Life. [[EUROCALL]] and [[CALICO (consortium)|CALICO]], two leading professional associations that promote language learning with the aid of new technologies, maintain a joint Virtual Worlds Special Interest Group (VW SIG) and a headquarters in Second Life.<ref>EUROCALL/CALICO Virtual Worlds SIG: http://virtualworldssig.ning.com</ref>
Recent examples of creating sims in virtual worlds specifically for language education include VIRTLANTIS, which has been a free resource for language learners and teachers and an active community of practice since 2006,<ref>VIRTLANTIS: Free Virtual World Language Learning - Come speak with the world!: http://www.virtlantis.com</ref> the EU-funded NIFLAR project,<ref>Networked Interaction in Foreign Language Acquisition and Research (NIFLAR): http://niflar.ning.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100930093225/http://niflar.ning.com/ |date=30 September 2010 }}</ref> the EU-funded AVALON project,<ref>Access to Virtual and Action Learning live ONline (AVALON): http://avalon-project.ning.com/</ref> and the EduNation Islands, which have been set up as a community of educators aiming to provide information about and facilities for language learning and teaching.<ref name="auto1">EduNation Islands wiki: http://edunation-islands.wikispaces.com/</ref> NIFLAR is implemented both in Second Life and in [[OpenSimulator|OpenSim]].<ref name="auto2">NIFLAR (Networked Interaction in Foreign Language Acquisition and Research): http://niflar.ning.com/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100930093225/http://niflar.ning.com/ |date=30 September 2010 }}</ref> Numerous other examples are described by Molka-Danielsen & Deutschmann (2009),<ref>Molka-Danielsen J. & Deutschmann M. (eds.) (2009) ''Learning and teaching in the virtual world of Second Life'', Tapir Academic Press, Trondheim, Norway.</ref> and Walker, Davies & Hewer (2012).<ref>Walker R., Davies G. & Hewer S. (2012) Introduction to the Internet. Section 14.2.1 (Second Life) of Module 1.5 in Davies G. (ed.) ''Information and Communications Technology for Language Teachers (ICT4LT)'', Slough, Thames Valley University [Online]: http://www.ict4lt.org/en/en_mod1-5.htm#secondlife</ref>
Since 2007 a series of conferences known as SLanguages have taken place, bringing together practitioners and researchers in the field of language education in Second Life for a 24-hour event to celebrate languages and cultures within the 3D virtual world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slanguages.net/home.php|title=slanguages.net|publisher=}}</ref>
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===WebQuests===
Virtual world WebQuests (also referred to as SurReal Quests<ref>{{cite news |first=Howard |last=Vickers |title=SurReal Quests: Enriched, purposeful language learning in Second Life |url=http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/tkt2007/edition-15/surreal-quests-enriched-purposeful-language-learning-in-second-life |work=The Knowledge Tree |date=2007-10-15 |accessdate
===Language villages===
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